On March 10, 2023, at about 4:16 p.m., deputies responded to a reported shooting at a home on the 180 block of Doe Trail Road in Lumberton, North Carolina. The victim, 46-year-old Christopher Michael Chavis, was taken to UNC Health Southeastern by a neighbor but died from his injuries.

After an investigation, two Lumberton residents were arrested on March 22, 2023. Authorities charged 43-year-old William Brian Mayers and 33-year-old Anna M. Morales with first-degree murder, felony conspiracy, and altering, stealing, or destroying evidence; both were held without bond at the Robeson County Detention Center. The Robeson County Sheriff’s Office Homicide Division led the probe but has not disclosed a motive or the suspects’ relationship to Chavis.

Anyone who has information about this shooting is asked to contact the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office.